7-String Hello Kitty Guitar From AliExpress, $600 Upgrades!! || High Intergrity Mod Project

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Time for the third (or fourth lol) "Pimp My Ride"-style upgrade video. Why would you ever buy a 7-string Hello Kitty guitar from AliExpress and then throw $600 worth of upgrades into it? No idea... but it happened anyways.
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» Intro 0:00
» Thanks to NordVPN! 2:53
» Disassembly 4:20
» Installing New Parts 9:14
» Comparison in a Mix 2:56
» Isolated Sound Comparison 23:13
» Final Cost Tally & Conclusion 25:07
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7-String Hello Kitty Guitar From AliExpress, $600 Upgrades!! || High Intergrity Mod Project

[@youssefkasim7556]

I actually like this series. No kidding.

[@najmihakimkhairi1210]

We all do like watching Hunter spend his money for nothing

[@dommadonia9207]

Ditto

[@vonicrimson3619]

i always have too lmao

[@joshs5135]

Same

[@Sk-vw6yr]

Gibson video was good

[@porridgeorange]

We are reaching critical levels of intergrity. CRITICAL LEVELS OF INTERGRITY!!!!!!

[@russellzauner]

CALL SOUTH PARK FOR A TERGRIDY TIE IN

[@beadheed1984]

I’d love to see an AguFish Harley Benton ST signature with this exact configuration but with the agifish logo shaped pickguard instead of hello kitty. Then “hello fishy” on the back. That would be a lot of fun

[@themorrigan1312]

A double cut AguFish signature? Maybe when hell freezes over. The man loves his single cuts, through and through. However, otherwise, hell yeah

[@JaFoste_Studio]

The cost of an Evertune bridge, I think, would make the price go WAY up.

[@daviswood259]

I’d buy that 😂

[@acoffeewithsatan]

Just an important side note: to do something, the shielding needs to be connected to the ground. The shielding in a pickguard is directly touching the pots and switch which by their turn are connected to the ground, for instance. For this to be effective, you also have to shield the electronics and pickup cavities (either in conductive tape or conductive paint) and have it connected to ground (if you have pots, switches, etc. directly in contact with the shielding and are properly grounded by their turn, that will ensure connectivity, otherwise you'll have to run a ground wire to the shielding, ideally screwing it in place like the way higher end guitars come from the factory). The shielding works by enclosing the electronics in a conductive box that blocks most electrical interferences, sending them to the ground signal. If it's not connected to anything, it'll block just as much interference as a tinfoil hat would. ;-)

[@A.J.K87]

I was going to post the same thing, but no need now. Have my upvote!

[@Ottophil]

Science!

[@omarhabib7411]

umm i've heard that shielding has no actual benefit as for it to be effective, it would have to be a complete farraday cage which is not the case with guitar shielding

[@thehoppo]

These intergrity vids are highly interguing

[@robhowe472]

I think the next step is to build a high intergrity hello kitty project out of a few pieces of plywood

[@salwoyciesjes9182]

Honestly, you’re like the Michael reeves of guitar. Love that

[@moonboogien8908]

Only if he next has the guitar shock him everytime he hits a perfect 5th.

[@Cheeseboiga]

Not enough crack though

[@mylesberman1639]

can we have some "right pringle?" merch

[@agufish]

Hahah I dunno. Would anyone actually buy that? 😂

[@TheAndostro]

@@agufish it can be great

[@mylesberman1639]

@@agufish I would, but i'm biased. however, i think it would be funny if he was super scary and metal, or on the opostie side of the spectrum super cute and maybe even wearing one of your other merch designs.

[@chrisistopher]

@@agufish i totally would

[@Bob3rtexe]

Agufish 100% would buy

[@rizkyansyahaditya6726]

A very unstable neck: *exist* Evertune: Finally, a worthy opponent!

[@DasOmen02]

"OUR BATTLE WILL BE oh i already beat them, nevermind"

[@JC-11111]

Wtf does "a very unstable neck:exist" even mean? Seriously. Nobody writes like that except all you dumbass meme reposters.

[@zekkari27]

@@JC-11111 triggered :DDD

[@mrFatalDemize]

Agufish- *sees crappy guitar* "It's free Real Estate'

[@IntoTheForest]

This is the high quality content I signed up for! Never stop making this series.

[@acactusnamedjosh708]

Pimped out evertune and a black winter on a hello kitty 7 string? *sniff*... you magnificent bastard

[@gryzew]

The shielding on your cavity cover, or any shielding anywhere, needs to be grounded, otherwise it can often be doing more bad than good.

[@michaelavi1818]

The is the guitar police, hand it over

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Next time on Agufish: 8 string Hello Kitty guitar

[@BigCleverName]

Strandburg Hello Kitty guitar

[@BowserSpaceLaser]

This is the kind of high intergrity content I come here for.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

I love your lack of f's given. Keep upgrading hello kitty guitars, man. I'll be cheering you on.

[@anthonycamillos3719]

Maybe hit up warmoth for a neck? They've started upping their social media game in recent times.

[@brunogrill3774]

After many moons the hello kitty came together for a legendary axe

[@3badthebad]

Screw the Harley Benton singlecut, this is the REAL Agufish signature guitar 😆

[@AFdrum91]

Hunter, I love this series. As a modder myself, I get excited to see a piece of trash turn into a totally useable instrument. Keep it going my friend.

[@hoangnguyennguyen1032]

Hands down your best series. Change my mind.

[@Malum09]

“High Intergrity 3, no wait 4” I see we are off to a great start

[@valkyriesaddlebreds2806]

Just throwing it out there, for the same total cost as this project, you could buy a totally sweet Dean Cadillac, and you’d probably still have change to get Pringles some Alpo.

[@Forest_Fifer]

Yeah, but then it wouldnt be pink with a knockoff Hello Kiity logo.

[@valkyriesaddlebreds2806]

Forest Fifer I mean you could refinish it to make it a pink Hello Kitty Dean Cadillac. Like start with a Dean Cadillac X series, strip the paint off, and all you’d have to do is figure out the cuts for a Hello Kitty pickguard.

[@shredderwill542]

You should do a les Paul build from the stratosphere store.

[@donnanugent2847]

Yes, that'd be awesome!

[@markferguson3745]

Except it would be more expensive than buying stock, and none of the parts are interchangable.Kinda defeats the purpose.

[@bodiedubreucq3571]

17:30 a Sterling box surrounding a Schecter box protecting a hello kitty guitar... easily the most sacreligious unboxing ever😂

[@theothertonydutch]

The hand painted pickguard is cute. It adds an actual human touch.

[@njp2k914]

I’m currently in the process of assembling a powder pink hello kitty bass!! I’ve sprayed it powder pink and my friend is giving it a custom hello kitty design. I intend to put entwistle neodymium pickups in to give it some real punch and grit!!

[@jamesmurphysimp4806]

The stock pickup and the SD winter sound so different!!! Wow!!! The stock one sounds so flappy and shity, but the Duncan sounds so full and awesome!!!

[@zunaedarnab8450]

I lost it when I saw the Pink guitar come out of a schecter box inside a sterling box

[@jason_x_90]

When a bridge cost three times what you paid for a whole guitar. Lol. But that's amazing. I would have thought that stick guitar was not salvageable. 11/10 would intergrity again.

[@gerryottersten9599]

I think it's funny that they think you would play calm or cute songs, but with one extra string... BIG! STEP! UP!!

[@sonofboar13]

I bought a squier stagemaster VII and I’m beyond glad you did this video because most of the parts you used to upgrade I can use on the squier, thank you so much!

[@davidleonreyes]

Black Winters are some of my favorites. Really smooth sound for a metal pickup.

[@ithemba]

I love them. Surprisingly versatile and just so damn defined no matter how much tonal abuse in terms of distortion, fuzz and stuff you throw at them. By far my favourite "metal" pick up.

[@Forest_Fifer]

You spent $300 on the original? Wow. Just wow.

[@conniethesconnie]

But can't afford to buy a drill.

[@nessearthbound3107]

Hello Kitty is unironically cool as hell.

[@Terry3Gs]

Awesome job on this Hunter !!

[@oriondotson1589]

The Dooo wants to know your location for the hello kitty guitar

[@guitarboomer88]

I’m super pumped to watch this. These projects are fun and ridiculous

[@neilomac]

I think the next logical step in this series is High In-Tele-rgrity.

[@EvanAxel]

its been 83 years... ive been waiting for this video

[@tomscioscia9869]

I love Phil DeFranco's face on your monitor while you're riffing. 😂 Also... See how that neck settles. I had a neck that went wildly all over the place but it eventually settled to where I really only have to give it a mild tweak with the change of seasons.

[@momiamalvada1967]

I thought I was already subscribed! Nice vid as usual :)

[@mccloud273]

It feels like there's less low-end chug with the black winter in the full mix, though black winters are voiced more for the "lo-fi, hail Satan" black metal with more mids and treble. Glad to see this is finally out, fabulous job as always!

[@CoenBijpost]

I superlove this guitar! Pink is my thing, Hello Kitty just makes it even more cool. I would be proud playing that thing!

[@ChrisCom.]

Who can hate on this ?! Hello Kitty episode is what got me watching this and now obsessively modding my guitars, Maybe a baratone Hello Kitty next?

[@izaiahmontanez1027]

23:33 rightfully has Philip DeFranco making a stank face

[@grayaj23]

I think it has more intergrity than you can handle, Hunter.

[@Eric_Towers]

Bro, I've been waiting forever for someone to make these kinds of videos. Really enjoy them and answers alot of my questions I had about these types of projects. Keep it up my guy🤘

[@VintageDefectors69]

Just looking at the thumbnail I know this is gonna be badass... you know... with a Hello Kitty guitar.. epic.

[@mokshdhawan1966]

Reached for my headphones during the comparison. The second the upgrades kicked in though, heard it RIGHT OFF OF MY PHONE SPEAKERS Sweet fuck Seymour Duncan knows what they’re doing.

[@yoshibro738]

I have been waiting for this forever

[@Kabayoth]

Some say he only munches on the downbeat, and drinks his coffee to the harmony. And there's a mola-mola tattoo on the ankle of one of his former paramours. All we know is, he's called Der Fish!

[@FuzzImp]

This is so metal. Kawaii Hunter Lyfe.

[@FarbonCiber13]

Honestly, I think a hellish kitty guitar is badass

[@claudeman]

PhillyD in the background reacting to how sick the guitar sounds now. Love this series. It's awesome. And love the doggo.

[@marcoschavez173]

Initially thought you were taking the Squier Hello Kitty guitar and turning it into a 7-string but this is a million times more interesting. Also means your Evertune stays put. But that might be an interesting High Intergrety project some day.... ;)

[@denverrandy7143]

This channel and Ola are my faves👍

[@agufish]

Thanks dude!

[@aaronlowther1]

Not a metal guy, but I love this channel. You turned me on to the Hipshot GripLock locking tuners, and they are now on 11 out of 12 of my guitars. The other has Sperzel's because Hipshot didn't have any in stock at the moment. They're the best tuners on the planet.

[@giltyakhtar]

23:35 ay,a member of the Philip DeFranco nation!

[@MegaJiiRo]

Now that's a death metal guitar. Nothing is as brootal than hello kitty

[@nessearthbound3107]

I mean, it's true. If you can go and rock out on a Hello Kitty guitar and not feel embarrassed, you are a true chad.

[@gavinfullmer]

Love the video man! Keep the series coming!

[@havefuckingheart]

Really excited for that black explorer!

[@SkateHeroGame]

Love the channel and content bro! I'm upgrading some of the same guitars and I used to live and teach in China hahaha LMAO when you said winnie the pooh and pepper pig drives with the VPN Sponsor. Rock on!!

[@maxmustardman298]

man I love this series

[@quintonkrull5086]

Thanks man that was sick love your channel!

[@ShadowTheDemonicAndroid]

Amazing ive been waiting for this one for awhile

[@Mortagus]

Ok, I'm only at the middle of the video but I have to say: the background music is SSSSSSOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD 🤩🤩🤩. Is it an original composition with the guitar or is it something else ? I can't wait to watch more of this channel ^^

[@7DavesToDie]

Agree on hip shot. Just installed my 3rd set.

[@calebhendley836]

I didn't know that it was possible to make a guitar so bad that even the strap buttons look like trash 😂

[@kevinberstler]

One thing I love about your videos is the music in the background, which I'm pretty sure is your original work. I think we would all love to see you just playing your own music. You should tell us where to find it. haha hope you're doing well.

[@neozen777]

My main guitar is a squire jimmy shine edition with Seymour Duncan blackout. the guitar was a gift and it kinda sat around for years, i loaned it to a friend that kept it for around 2 years and when i got it back, i upgraded the pickup to the blackout and its passed up my ibanez rgs, washburn n4 and jackson usa model as my main go to workhorse.

[@ToroKchannel]

If I had 600 bucks to spend, I would buy a Harley Benton Amarok 7 or an ESP LTD MH-471 used. But I have to say I enjoy watching your high integrity mod projects, they're super fun and this one is no exception. So thanks for being completely nut ;)

[@Chisaku461]

Damn I was damn down to see this video and I think this is the best project I ever seen yet 🎸🎸

[@sitaylor3085]

YES HUNTER! Giving us things we didn't know we needed or even asked for 😂😂 you're going to end up owning the most bizarre guitar collection soon

[@donovenvarner]

Now we a baby blue Elmo guitar

[@WEIRDONG_MARINO]

Now I can really hear the difference

[@jamestiley2663]

Really enjoy your modding vids bro, keep up the great content! Hope you're all well, sending love from South Wales 🤙

[@ethangibbons1085]

so when's the pink hello kitty 8 string coming out then?

[@DBSG1976]

Bournemouth fan here...congrats on your upcoming title win!

[@marcoabyss]

black and gold looks so freaking awesome. and the seymour duncan black winter sounds so kvlt and brutal. if only i had the patience to mod my guitar

[@Alxandr.]

I would love to see you upgrade a LyxPro guitar. I got one back in October of 2019, either the 20th or 21st. And I loved it. But maybe there's a bit of downsides to it. I love these videos, someday I would love to be able to upgrade guitars as well as you can. Thank you for making these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@zacharyhorine9469]

This series is actually teaching me a bunch about guitars! Thanks teach!

[@svart42]

the black winter pickup rocks, mine arrives tomorrow (6 strings set) yay!

[@eliasmsv3156]

These videos are always a pleasure

[@Jake5man2]

Been thinking about getting black winters for my 7 string. Thank you for the demo:)

[@trevor4533]

Damn, I had no idea the squier hello kitty strats shot up in value. No wonder Aliexpress is making knock offs of it 😂

[@alaricpaley6865]

So. Next time if you need to line up the tuners, just.. you know, push something flat along the side. All the flat sides should go flush with the straightedge and it all just lines up real easy.

[@bradsparks6008]

I love this series

[@Redeemed_Nick]

I don't think I've ever heard such a drastic difference between two pickups before. Sounds good.

[@astheseasonsgrey]

I too personally love these videos. I love seeing trash made playable. Pissing off the sanctimonious gear snobs is a nice bonus too.

[@Iheartdgd]

Dude, I love it lol. That gold on black evertune is sick. Another successful project :)

[@Furiora]

little tip for future projects without those tuner plates; place a ruler up against the tuners, not to measure, but the straight edge will line them all up.

[@joshwhitty7024]

Maximum intergrity has been unlocked

[@telequacker-9529]

When your niece HAS to djent for her birthday

[@happyhappy85]

Song at the end was actually wicked

[@klinkov6393]

I see Philly D in the back. Respect 🤘🏻.

[@frederickheard7266]

Hey buddy this is from the blind black man off I like that even though I can’t see it that good movie I remember days when my daughter was into the HelloKitty so thank you sir for a nice memory

[@thiendipham828]

Never ever heard of this Black Winter from Seymour Duncan before. But for me, it sounds crunchy & it feels like Slipknot's tone. Of course the clean I feel pretty warm